The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-17
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY.

dropped dead from his chair, at his home on
Knox street, on Wednesday evening.
The annual meeting Of the Auburn Found
cry Company was held Tuesday. The fol-
president; j. III. Neal, secretary; N. NJ.
Neal, treasurer; n. /. Jordan, N. NJ. Neal, B.
f. Sturgis and A. NJ. Penley, directors.
There will be grand Fireman's Tourna-
ment at Brunswick, September p.
A "Home Benefit Association" its object
to propagate and protect fish in local waters,
encourage the game and other local interests
as we'll as friendly legislation, has been
formed in Bridgton.
Next week the first numbers of a
monthly publication devoted 10 the young
men will be issued by its publishers, the Au-
burn 4; M; .. A. 2; II; Stackpole. the edi-
ing editor, with Secretary 4. p. Day and
Charles Hill as assistant editors. The news
In I M. G. A. circles will be made special
feature.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth High School commenced its
fall term last Monday. The following are
the teachers: w. r. Whittle, A. B., princi-
pal; Miss Martha e. Richmond, A. b., OF
Camden, graduate Of Bates College, nrst
assistant teacher; Miss MolHe hhntt MGFaIana: lats
assistant professor in Wellesley College,
teacher of French.
The new steamer Bluehill which has Just
been built in East Boston, Mass. by Mckay
for the Bluehill and Ellsworth Steamboat
Company. will leave Boston today on a trial
trip. She is 140 feet in length and Is feet
beam, being finely fitted up for a passenger
boat. Her saloon is handsomely furnished
and comfortable. She will leave Rockland ON
the arrival OF the Boston steamer every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, touching
at North West Harbor, Bluehill, Little Deer
Isle, Pretty Marsh, Sedgwiek, Surry,
Brookline and Ellsworth. The steamer will
take the place of the steamer Henry Nor
rison which is too old for the service.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Clarkson, the Waterville liveryman who
thought he saw McNeally, has not yet recov-
cred his team, though he has heard from it
In various parts Of the State. 1t seems to
be in possession OF young man who says
he Is going to Bar Harbor.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
While fishing about a mile southwest of
the Eastern Egg Rock, Friday afternoon,
Capt. John G. Weston of Damariscotta, dis
covered dead body floating on the water.
1t was the body OF man apparently thirty
or thirty-fve years old. with dark brown
hair aad moustache, height about feet
inches. He had on one lace boot, brown
cotton socks, light grey flannel shirt, with
pearl stud on the back Of neck, grey cotton
and wool drawers. The pants had evidently
left. The body was in too advanced state c
decomposition to bring in and was thereto
sunk, says the Lincoln County News.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Four or five more deaths occurred in D-
ter last week from the prevailing bowel en- |
plant. This disease has been attended th
great fatality in the last few weeks, andl a
number of cases the patients have beensry
sick. 1t is suggested that the situate Is
grave enough to warrant visit frouthe
State Board Of Health.
Some time ago Mr.. Samuel Libby opex-
ter, was receiving pension Of eight liars
per month. Some officious meddler rorted
him to the Pension Department as big un-
deserving, and the pension was stopf MI
Dibby forthwith applied for its reneu, ana
when the necessary investigations We con-
eluded, the penson was restoredgnt IN :
creased from SS to S12. Mr.. Libb should
thank those parties who intended tuo MIN
an i'll turn, says the Eastern State
Forty men are working on dabt Ches-
uncook Lake to repair the portiorlat was
carried away by the floods Of lasrring. A
new dam will be built this fall bye Penob-
scot Log Driving Comp Company ,sn at ioSs SartS 9f
Twin and Chesuncook lakes, irruer that
when the water is let out of Chncook, the
head of water may still be kepp.
PIsCATAQUIs coUN
The citizens Of Milo have sUrlDed $1,000
for the purpose Of purchas the water
privilege and land belong .negewlth, r
town meeting is TO be called the purpose &
of exempting the properyer, q term OF
years, together with suct atal as may be
induced to locate there me power ana P
may Ia oceupv s ~ It It. With With %ctabf not less than
fifty thousand dollar 4
The Foxcroft Fourry AID Machine Com 2
pany has just coloSssesu 10Y Oh ooo car 4
wheels for the CAulal racine railroad
Company. The j required $1,000 pounds
Oh lrOn' soysEr cedSTY. 4
Co, of Pittsfeld. have
for%ed nOedrs DnsUr9t5hip'w with Hon. A. p. Me- b
master 4aeter apd pPddtSew firm will soon build Z
insSe inaseeis dits snu che Pioneer Woolen Mill
large addltl9r in town is busy and more
are "ahteu uwAx.Do COUNTY c
90 IDLE, a nssiye of Brooksyille. but
capt. sr Of years hAthe syster bnsiness
Tor q ngven, Conn, is :, Belfast for the =
purpo2og ems ovsters' He says pertinent Of q
cuitita.s are a good bottom, swifegIisites
for Il and some fresh water. Oabf
| cu1le thinks the river at Belfast irO, tie r
| CIR bridge to the Head OF the TIDE Ol-n 8
lGsasr gaci1ities than any point he has see \
| 7 Penobscot Bay. IL he can OBTAIN pe.t P
la;ssion from the land owners bordering on
eha rivpr he will enter into the experiment. /
ppa.int' which are doing we'll He Will Desih
~ toinneiast by planting 1000 bushels.
az D " Isown Of Knox, who contracted |
Mr,yy the upper bridge at Freedom
70 sas destroyed last spring. has COM
whleld work. The new bridge is to be
mejItantial granite structure. The lower
| sYdge is completed at cost Of about 5000.
y Hereafter there will be but two passenger
trains day, instead of four, on the Belfast
branch of the Maine Central. The extra
trains have been run for thirteen months
and so far from showing an increase Of
travQl the rpSnlt has hppn "A loss tn the
pany Of over $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Campbell has
been in Calais visiting the mills and manu-
featuring establishments with regard TO their
sanitary condition and the ages at which
children are employed, and whether the law
has been complied with as to the number Oh
weeks each child should attend school. lie
reports that he found none under twelve
wears of age employed, and that the laws re-
iatiye to the matter are strictly observed.